ASUS MB ASUS P5GL-MX vs MSI 945P PLATINUM Retail

Comparison of MB ASUS P5GL-MX, 945P PLATINUM Retail

15 specifications	A ASUS MB ASUS P5GL-MXView product	B MSI 945P PLATINUM RetailView product
Processoridentical
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Memoryidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	4 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Realtek RTL8100C PCI 10/100M LAN Controller	Fast Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mb/s
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCI-E x16 (max. 2GB/s, x4 mode) 3 x PCI	PCI Express x16 2x PCI Express x1 3x 32-bit v2.3 master PCI
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II Anti-Virus Software ASUS LiveUpdate	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	245 x 245	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputDiffers	ADI AD1986A SoundMAX 6-channel CODEC	7.1 Realtek ALC882
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Integrated Graphics	—Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsDiffers	1 x Parallel 1 x Serial 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x PS/2 Mouse 1 x VGA 1 x Audio I/O 1 x RJ45 4 x USB 2 x USB connector supports additional 4 USB ports 24-pin ATX Power connector 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector CD audio in CPU / Chassis FAN connectors Front panel audio connector S/PDIF out connector	1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port (COM 1) 1 x PS/2 keyboard 1 x PS/2 mouse 1 x Coaxial SPDIF out 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack (S/SPDIF out) 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ45 LAN jacks
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.